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CACC 56 PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Matvey Pavlov (ranked 1505 p4p, 88 weight class) and Caio Barbosa (ranked 2674 p4p, 152 weight class). Pavlov comes to the ring accompanied by Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the bantamweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 18 wins and 14 losses; Matvey Pavlov! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 3 losses; Caio Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Pavlov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Pavlov (2) vs (0) Barbosa
Pavlov is looking to advance position but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa is not content to let Pavlov control the position.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
Barbosa is controlling Pavlov's trapped leg to prevent Pavlov from advancing to side control.
Pavlov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Pavlov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barbosa wants to control but Pavlov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pavlov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlov is keen to just control but Barbosa is a slippery customer.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Barbosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pavlov is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa is doing well to control the position and prevent Pavlov from advancing to side control.
Pavlov not doing much here.
Pavlov seems to be looking for submissions.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Pavlov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa trying to hold on to Pavlov's head to control him but Pavlov postures up.
Barbosa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pavlov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barbosa is trying to maintain the position but Pavlov is very close to passing his half guard.
Pavlov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov passes the guard and advances to mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Pavlov (5) vs (0) Barbosa
Pavlov controlling the pace for now.
Pavlov is looking to work his way around to Barbosa's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Pavlov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pavlov tries to control but Barbosa wriggling away.
Barbosa wants to control but Pavlov is having none of it.
Pavlov controlling from mount.
Pavlov trying to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
Pavlov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barbosa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov controlling the pace for now.
Barbosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pavlov with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Barbosa tries to hold on but Pavlov pushes him away.
Barbosa is squirming around, avoiding Pavlov's attempts to control the action.
Barbosa wants to hold on but Pavlov pushes him away.
Pavlov wants to control the pace but Barbosa is squirming around nicely.
Pavlov controlling his opponent.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barbosa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pavlov controlling the position easily from mount.
Barbosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Barbosa regains half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pavlov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pavlov's back! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Pavlov (5) vs (4) Barbosa
Barbosa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Pavlov defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Will Barbosa go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Barbosa is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pavlov knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pavlov for a finish.
Barbosa has the hooks in. Pavlov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pavlov trying to control the hands but Barbosa breaks the grip.
Barbosa doesn't have the hooks in and Pavlov manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Pavlov (7) vs (4) Barbosa
Barbosa trying to keep a closed guard but Pavlov is proving a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov stopping the sweep attempt from Barbosa.
Pavlov content to stall in guard here.
Pavlov trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pavlov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pavlov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbosa's guard.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Barbosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Pavlov is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pavlov prevents Barbosa from improving his position.
Pavlov content to control rather than advance.
Barbosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pavlov is working away from the top position though.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Pavlov seems content to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pavlov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Barbosa for as long as he can get away with.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Pavlov keeps him under control.
Barbosa trying to control from the bottom.
Barbosa is looking for a sweep. Pavlov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pavlov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pavlov tries to pass to full mount but Barbosa defends it.
Barbosa is controlling Pavlov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Pavlov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
Pavlov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Barbosa wants to control but Pavlov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barbosa is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Pavlov is staying active.
Barbosa is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Pavlov seems content to control.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Pavlov.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov trying to pass the guard but Barbosa defending well.
Barbosa wants to improve his position but Pavlov is controlling well.
Pavlov trying to mount his opponent but Barbosa defends it.
Barbosa is looking to control Pavlov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barbosa avoid being mounted?
Pavlov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barbosa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Pavlov wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Pavlov controlling the action here.
Barbosa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pavlov is working away from the top position though.
Pavlov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pavlov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barbosa wants to get back to full guard.
Pavlov stalling.
Barbosa gets back to full guard.
Barbosa is trying to keep Pavlov in close.
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pavlov controls the pace.
Pavlov continues to hold on tight.
Barbosa is trying to keep Pavlov in close.
Barbosa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbosa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pavlov takes the fight on points by 7 to 4.
During a confident post fight interview, Matvey Pavlov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Caio Barbosa stepped up to the mic, saying 'I think he did very well and would like the chance to avenge this victory. '. |
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